Capitalization Worksheet: Practice Writing Sentences Correctly!
This worksheet teaches children ages 4-6 the rule that sentences begin with a capital letter, along with an introduction to capitalizing proper nouns like names and places. Rewriting sentences correctly, rather than just circling errors, gives children active practice applying the capitalization rule themselves, which builds the habit more effectively than passive correction exercises.
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Month 1: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7Curriculum
How to use this worksheet
Read each sentence together as it's originally written, and ask your child to spot which letters should be capitals — the very first word, plus any proper nouns like a person's name. Have your child rewrite the sentence on the line below, capitalizing the correct letters as they go. Read the corrected sentence aloud together afterward to double-check it now starts with a capital letter and that any names are properly capitalized.
Materials needed
- Pencil
Extension activities
- •Have the child write their own sentences, practicing correct capitalization from the start rather than correcting afterward.
- •Find examples of capitalized words in books or magazines and talk about why each one is capitalized.
- •Write a list of family members' and pets' names, capitalizing each one correctly.
- •Play a spot-the-mistake game with sentences you write incorrectly on purpose for your child to fix.
Tips for parents and teachers
Encourage the child to say the sentences aloud as they write them, since reading while writing helps catch missed capital letters before finishing. This helps reinforce the concept of capitalization, especially when you point out real examples in the books and signs you encounter together during the day. Be patient with inconsistent capitalization at first, since applying the rule automatically takes repeated practice across many sentences over time.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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